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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 5300G is 1198 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 5300G - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700 - 153 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $79.99 vs $200.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700 - $0.52 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CUK AMD Ryzen 3 5300G CPU 4.2GHz 4-Core 8-Thread AM4 Processor with Integrated 6-Core 1700MHz Radeon Graphics (for Light Gaming) w/Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 5300G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 6 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 3 5300G
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$9.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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113 FPS
$6.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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67 FPS
$11.48/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.26
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63 FPS
$19.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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90 FPS
$27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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